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As It Is in Heaven
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - June 30, 2024
This Community Worship service is the culminating event for the 2024 General Church Assembly. We will be focusing on the phrase in the Lord’s prayer: “… as in heaven, so upon the earth…” and what this sacred promise means to us as a worldwide church organization as we say our goodbyes and go back out into the world. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick | Bryn Athyn Cathedral
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The Church Growing in People's Hearts: GC Assembly 2024
| By Rev. Pearse M. Frazier | Bryn Athyn Field House
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The Kingdom of God
Worship Service: Opening - June 25, 2011
Opening worship for the last day of the General Church 2011 Assembly. Copyrighted music not included. | By Rev. Nicholas W. Anochi | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Appreciation
Rev. Eric H. Carswell and Wayne Parker recognize Bruce Henderson's contribution to the community over the years. Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline recognize Hannah Lermitte, her committee and others that worked so hard to put on the Assembly. | By Rev. Eric H. Carswell; Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline; Wayne Parker | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Healing of the Nations
Panel Discussion - June 25, 2011
This session is a call to reach beyond territorial boundaries, beyond this truth or that truth, to the universal truths that more obviously have love and healing within them. Rt. Rev. TL Kline introduces the panel. Rev. Erik J. Buss: The Gap Between the Hands Rev. John L. Odhner: Are We Christian? Dr. Sonia Werner: Loving the Neighbor Brian David: Science vs. Religion | By Rev. Erik J. Buss; Rev. John L. Odhner; Dr. Sonia S. Werner; Brian David | Bryn Athyn Field House
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A New Church Approach To Giving
Panel Discussion - June 25, 2011
Wayne Parker hosts panelists as they present different perspectives on New Church principles of free-will giving, insights into important teachings about tithes, benefactions of charity, and how to make the leap to percentage giving from the "first fruits" in your own life. | By Rev. James P. Cooper; Alexander H. Jr. Lindsay; Rev. Matthew L. Genzlinger; Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier; Wayne Parker | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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Theologs Finding the New Church
Panel Discussion - June 25, 2011
Three ministers (Chris Barber, Howard Thompson and Stephen K. Muires) describe how they found the New Church and the lessons that may be applied to evangelization in general. | By Rev. Howard Thompson; Rev. Christopher A Barber | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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Life Before, During and After a Crisis
Explores how to manage our way through trauma and seek the Lord's help during it, and ways of coping with life after the trauma, bringing a level of acceptance and incorporation of the experience into our daily lives. | By Rev. Thomas H. Rose | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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Welcoming People of all Abilities
New Church Challenge promotes opportunity, empowerment, and advocacy to help members of the New Church lead fulfilling useful lives despite physical, mental, and social challenges. William Buick chairs the session and makes introductions. Some of the participants' comments are difficult to hear and background noise is a problem. | By William W. Buick; Brian Blair; Julia Robinson | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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The Good Samaritan
Worship Service: Opening - June 24, 2011
Opening worship for the second day of the General Church 2011 Assembly Music not included because of copyright. | By Rev. Coleman S. Glenn | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Outreach
Panel Discussion - June 24, 2011
In this plenary, Revs David Lindrooth, Mac Frazier, Derek Elphick and Chuck Blair explore the theological, personal, and organizational changes and successes related to their individual pastoral journeys seeking a new level of openness as a church. Rt Rev TL Kline introduces the panel. | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick; Rt. Rev. David H. Lindrooth; Rev. Charles E. Blair; Rev. Glenn (Mac) Frazier | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Going Public
The General Church Marketing survey reveals a deep divide in Church membership. Many people are convinced about the doctrines but not about the organization. Frank suggests that one of the reasons for this divide is that we have traditionally functioned more as a private institution than as a public church. | By Rev. Frank S. Rose | Bryn Athyn Field House
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The Conversation
Bryn Athyn College has made a commitment to open its doors, reach out, and engage people in a conversation about the New Church. In this session BA College religion teachers, who are introducing new students to the Heavenly Doctrines, address the heart of this effort sharing their experiences with these students and what they see. Also they will share what students are seeing, and how the truths of the Second Coming, expressed with love and respect for others, fulfill the Lord's promise to make all things new. | By Rev. Grant R. Schnarr; Rev. Dr Raymond J. Silverman; Rev. Dr Thane P. Glenn | Bryn Athyn, Mitchell Performing Arts Center
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Your Book Of Life
Everyone loves a good story. Everyone has their own life story. Our "book" is co-authored by God and by us, as God provides and we respond. How has the Lord used past events to bring us to where we are today? How can we put present challenges into the perspective of eternity? | By Donnette Rose Alfelt | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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The Changing Face of the Lord
As people change, so does their image of the Lord. The "Lord" who is with us in temptation is not necessarily the same "Lord" who gives us peace. The book of Revelation paints a sequence of images of the Lord. What do these different images mean and what do they tell us about the states we pass through during the course of our lives? | By Rev. Dr Andrew M. Dibb | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Opening Worship
Worship Service: Opening - June 23, 2011
First event of the 2011 General Church Assembly. Copyrighted music not included. Concludes with opening remarks by Hannah Lermitte. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Helping People Grow Closer to the Lord God Jesus Christ in His Second Coming
First Plenary Session of the General Church 2011 Assembly. | By Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Field House
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The New New Church Life
By the end of June, Bruce Henderson and Rev Walter Orthwein had edited and produced their third issue of New Church Life. This workshop describes their hopes for the publication. | By Bruce Henderson | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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A New Church For A New World
We need a new church to meet the challenges of a new world, Fortunately for us, we don't have to create a new church ourselves, we just have to be part of the one the Lord already created. What does this church look like? What is different about the world today and how does the New Church fit into this new world? What can we be doing individually, collectively, and institutionally to be part of the Lord's New Church? | By Rev. Barry C. Halterman | Bryn Athyn, Mitchell Performing Arts Center
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Meaningful Contacts: The First Step In Outreach
A discussion on measuring meaningful contacts and how this can motivate current efforts and inform future choices in the church. | By Dr. Charles Ebert; Ned Uber | Bryn Athyn College - Doering Center
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Family-to-Family Concert
Back by popular demand, a night to be remembered by all. A song and dance concert featuring the talents of New Church Families. 2 CD or 1 cassette set Disc One Tracks: 1. Introduction and Korean New Church Dancers 2. Rogers-Petro Family 3. The Childs-Elder Family 4. The Michael & Gwenda Cowley Family 5. Anne and Leah Martin 6. The Elephants' Parade 7. The Kurt Hyland Asplundh Family 8. The Appelgren Family Disc Two Tracks: 1. The Elephants' Parade 2. The Odhner-Synnestvedt Cousins String Quartet 3. Caleb, Joshua and Erin Schnarr 4. The Keith & Maret Genzlinger Family 5. Credits 6. The Elephants' Parade | By Tony Rose | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Plenary 4-Renewing Our Purpose
2 CD or 2 cassette set This final presentation focuses on a vision for the Church, its purpose, and what we can do in our lives to continually renew that purpose as stewards of the Lord. Disc One Description: 1-Music 19:14 2-Prelude 3:17 3-Opening Prayer, DP Elphick 1:42 4-Lessons & Sermon, DP Elphick 12:00 5-Postlude 2:43 6-Introduction to Plenary 3:14 Disc Two Description: 1-Presentation 64:52 2-Closing Remarks 13:03 | By Rev. Derek P. Elphick; Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline | Bryn Athyn Field House
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Responding Affirmatively
Are you receptive and open to new ideas? Do you strive to be affirmative when listening to others? The Writings for the New Church talk about the "affirmative principle" (Arcana Coelestia 2568). Most of the passages on this subject talk about our approach to the Word of the Lord, asking us to be affirmative to what we read there. But a more careful consideration of this attitude shows that it applies to all facets of life. CD Description: 1-44:52 2-35:00 | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Jr. | Bryn Athyn, Mitchell Performing Arts Center
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"Mythos" and "Logos" in the New Church
Mythos and Logos can be viewed as two essential and complementary ways of arriving at religious truth. How can we integrate the Mythos of eternal, universal meaning - the interior world of ritual and revelation - with the Logos of reason, intellect and exernal realities? This workshop attempts to define Mythos and Logos and then explore how they have been used (and possibly misused) in the life of religion. Handout available-Quotations from the Writings, Talk and Bibliography CD Description: 1-Talk 37:31 2-Discussion 11:21 3-Closing Remarks 6:53 | By Beryl C. Simonetti | Bryn Athyn Cairnwood Estate
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